- From: Gerald Oskoboiny <gerald@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 23:46:21 -0400
- To: "Shane P. McCarron" <shane@aptest.com>
- Cc: Paul McGarry <paulm@opentec.com.au>, www-validator@w3.org
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 10:25:35PM -0500, Shane P. McCarron wrote: > Paul McGarry wrote: > > Gerald Oskoboiny wrote: > > If it really is invalid, why does the html 4.01 spec use the word > > 'should': > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/charset.html#h-5.3.2 > > which has a different meaning to 'must' if I understand things > > correctly. > > Because in general the HTML 4.01 spec sucks. > > Seriously, its conformance indications leave a lot to be desired. How's that? If it said 'must', it would be incorrect. I think the HTML 4 spec(s) are exemplary as far as technical specifications go. -- Gerald Oskoboiny <gerald@w3.org> +1 617 253 2920 System Administrator http://www.w3.org/People/Gerald/ World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) http://www.w3.org/
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